Subheading · Chapter 49 · Heading 4902
4902.90: Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether: other
Newspapers and periodicals (other)
Official description Other
4902.90 is the HS subheading for newspapers and periodicals (other), under heading 4902 in chapter 49.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4902 90 00 00 Other Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | £9.7m | 23.1% | +181.1% |
 United States | £6.7m | 16% | -15.8% |
 Germany | £6.2m | 14.7% | -15.2% |
 Ireland | £4m | 9.5% | +2.1% |
 Italy | £3.7m | 8.7% | +14.4% |
 Romania | £2.1m | 5.1% | +5.5% |
 Latvia | £1.8m | 4.3% | +40.9% |
 Belgium | £1.6m | 3.8% | +442.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 24 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$27kUS$27k+US$943k+US$13m+> US$146m
Exports: 206
- United Kingdom: US$308m
- Germany: US$299m
- United States: US$296m
- France: US$212m
- Poland: US$188m
- Belgium: US$146m
- Italy: US$112m
- Spain: US$102m
- Netherlands: US$61m
- Czechia: US$57m
- Canada: US$42m
- Romania: US$37m
- Denmark: US$24m
- Sweden: US$19m
- Slovakia: US$16m
- Latvia: US$15m
- China: US$15m
- Lithuania: US$14m
- Japan: US$13m
- Estonia: US$13m
- Ireland: US$12m
- Singapore: US$10m
- Croatia: US$10m
- Serbia: US$10m
- Austria: US$10m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Australia: US$9m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Greece: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- India: US$943k
- Israel: US$882k
- Türkiye: US$870k
- Argentina: US$807k
- Indonesia: US$611k
- United Arab Emirates: US$572k
- North Macedonia: US$554k
- Montenegro: US$522k
- Peru: US$510k
- New Zealand: US$427k
- Macao SAR China: US$415k
- Ecuador: US$411k
- Malaysia: US$361k
- Guatemala: US$280k
- El Salvador: US$275k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$264kUS$264k+US$2m+US$17m+> US$125m
Imports: 206
- Germany: US$280m
- Canada: US$248m
- Netherlands: US$168m
- United States: US$148m
- France: US$134m
- Switzerland: US$134m
- Belgium: US$125m
- Austria: US$121m
- Australia: US$89m
- United Kingdom: US$65m
- Spain: US$63m
- Ireland: US$57m
- Portugal: US$51m
- Norway: US$38m
- Italy: US$38m
- China: US$34m
- Sweden: US$31m
- Czechia: US$24m
- Poland: US$22m
- Finland: US$18m
- New Zealand: US$17m
- Luxembourg: US$17m
- Slovakia: US$17m
- Serbia: US$13m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Greece: US$10m
- Romania: US$9m
- Japan: US$8m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Denmark: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Cyprus: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Montenegro: US$2m
- Iceland: US$2m
- Niger: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- New Caledonia: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Senegal: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$308m | 14.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$299m | 14.1% |
| 3 | United States | US$296m | 13.9% |
| 4 |  France | US$212m | 10% |
| 5 | Poland | US$188m | 8.8% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$146m | 6.8% |
| 7 | Italy | US$112m | 5.3% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$102m | 4.8% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$61m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$57m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$280m | 13.2% |
| 2 | Canada | US$248m | 11.7% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$168m | 7.9% |
| 4 | United States | US$148m | 7% |
| 5 | France | US$134m | 6.3% |
| 6 | Switzerland | US$134m | 6.3% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$125m | 5.9% |
| 8 |  Austria | US$121m | 5.7% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$89m | 4.2% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$65m | 3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 0%median duty
- 128number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Morocco, Syria
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 5% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 13% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 0% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 0% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 3% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 0% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 19% | 5% – 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 21% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 0% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 0% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 0% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 0% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 0% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 89229 Other newspapers, journals & periodicals, whether/notillustrated/containing advertising material
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 613202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 32410 General interest newspapers and periodicals, other than daily, in print32420 Business, professional or academic newspapers and periodicals, other than daily, in print32490 Other newspapers and periodicals, other than daily, in print
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 5813 Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4902.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4902.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4902.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4902.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4902.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4902.90 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 4902.90; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 4902.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
156 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
Imports of newspapers and periodicals (other) into the UK came to £42m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 23% on the year before); Poland supplied 23%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported newspapers and periodicals (other) worth US$2.1bn (−2.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United Kingdom (US$308m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether: other?
Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether: other fall under HS subheading 4902.90, part of heading 4902, in section X of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on newspapers, journals and periodicals in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4902.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on newspapers, journals and periodicals in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4902.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most newspapers, journals and periodicals?
The United Kingdom, with US$308m in 2024 (14.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export newspapers and periodicals (other) to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import newspapers and periodicals (other) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (23%), United States (16%) and Germany (15%), out of total imports of £42m.